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... popular election , to pay out , expend or contribute in order to secure or aid in securing his nomination or election , or both such nomination and election , or the nomination or election of any other person or persons , or in aid of ...
... popular election , to pay out , expend or contribute in order to secure or aid in securing his nomination or election , or both such nomination and election , or the nomination or election of any other person or persons , or in aid of ...
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... popular tumult and passion that a direct election by the people might involve , and on the other , the legislative domination of the Executive by the Congress . Each State was to have electors equal in number to its Senators and ...
... popular tumult and passion that a direct election by the people might involve , and on the other , the legislative domination of the Executive by the Congress . Each State was to have electors equal in number to its Senators and ...
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... popular vote . There was no question as to the election of John C. Calhoun as Vice President . Henry Clay was Speaker of the House at that time . Before the day for counting the votes a great scandal arose . Charges of cor- ruption were ...
... popular vote . There was no question as to the election of John C. Calhoun as Vice President . Henry Clay was Speaker of the House at that time . Before the day for counting the votes a great scandal arose . Charges of cor- ruption were ...
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... popular will and destroy the Government , and might operate also to cause the vote of a State to be lost alto- gether when the two Houses should disagree as to its regularity . The constitutionality of this provision has been questioned ...
... popular will and destroy the Government , and might operate also to cause the vote of a State to be lost alto- gether when the two Houses should disagree as to its regularity . The constitutionality of this provision has been questioned ...
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... popular vote . That being true , then the election of one - half of the Members of the House is sufficient to give the country an oppor- tunity to express itself upon the policies that have been pursued by whichever party is in power ...
... popular vote . That being true , then the election of one - half of the Members of the House is sufficient to give the country an oppor- tunity to express itself upon the policies that have been pursued by whichever party is in power ...
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4th of March act as President American Bar Association appointed assemble authority beginning believe bill CABLE campaign candidate cent certificates CHAIRMAN choose a President CLEARY COMMITTEE ON ELECTION congressional constitutional amendment convention count deadlock death dent district electing the President ELECTION OF PRESIDENT Electoral College electoral votes Executive favor Federal fixed GIFFORD give House of Representatives inauguration January JEFFERS LAMAR JEFFERS lame duck legislation legislatures LOZIER Major LAGUARDIA matter meet Members of Congress ment Monday nomination number of electors number of votes party person political popular vote population President and Vice presidential election primary election proposition question RAMSEYER RANDOLPH PERKINS RATHBONE reason received REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS result Secretary Senator NORRIS situation SLOAN statement statute term thing tion twelfth amendment TYDINGS United United States Senator vacancy Vice President elect voters
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Page 21 - Section 4 The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them...
Page 13 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Page 18 - The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified: and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Page 22 - Although an emergency may not call into life a power which has never lived, nevertheless emergency may afford a reason for the exertion of a living power already enjoyed.
Page 44 - And they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President and of all persons voted for as Vice...
Page 16 - President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
Page 8 - It was equally desirable, that the immediate election should be made by men most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station, and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation and to a judicious combination of all the reasons and inducements that were proper to govern their choice. A small number of persons, selected by their fellow citizens from the general mass will be most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to so complicated an investigation.
Page 7 - Congress passed an act declaring, section 12, "that the term of four years for which a President and Vice President shall be elected shall in all cases commence on the 4th day of March next succeeding the day on which the votes of the electors shall have been given.